... H64Q mutant of Ngb was followed by measuring the decrease in intensity of the Soret band (Ngb, kmax of 412 nm; H64Q, kmax of 406 nm; Mb, kmax of 409 nm) in the absorption spectra of the proteins, ... by proton-ation of amino acid side chains. The amino acidsequence of human Ngb, with respect to the acid-labilehorse and human Mbs, displays a high degree of sub-stitution of charged amino ... CRIBI Biotechnology Center, University of Padua, Italy2 Department of Biochemistry, University of Antwerp, Belgium3 Department of Zoophysiology, University of Aarhus, DenmarkIntroductionNeuroglobin...